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What's the difference: SUV vs SAV?
I know what an SUV is (sport utility vehicle). But what is an SAV (sport activity vehicle)? What's the difference between the two? I see commercials say this now and it has me wondering.
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- Lemar JLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
You've probably talking about the BMW X5. It really didn't have the utility (towing, etc) that an SUV has, so BMW decided to market it as an SAV.
The main difference is that an SAV isn't made to tow, or go off road, or haul alot of stuff like an SUV can. If you don't plan on doing any of these things, there isn't much difference at all. An SAV is a glorified minivan made to LOOK like an SUV.
- 1 decade ago
BMW (i think) made up the SAV acronym to differentiate their suvs from others, it just means their focus is more on cargo space/handling vs the ground clearance/poor road ability of 'classic' suvs